Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by City Government Taxes Per Capita /1, 1996-1997 in Rank Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in rank order Dollars Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Washington city, DC 4,988 1 New York city, NY 2,623 2 Stamford city, CT 2,199 3 Alexandria city, VA 1,904 4 Cambridge city, MA 1,733 5 San Francisco city, CA 1,457 6 Richmond city, VA 1,447 7 Boston city, MA 1,443 8 Hartford city, CT 1,428 9 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 1,349 10 Yonkers city, NY 1,273 11 Baton Rouge city, LA 1,246 12 New Haven city, CT 1,197 13 Providence city, RI 1,190 14 Bridgeport city, CT 1,189 15 Philadelphia city, PA 1,182 16 Manchester city, NH 1,180 17 Chesapeake city, VA 1,130 18 Waterbury city, CT 1,102 19 St. Louis city, MO 1,084 20 Baltimore city, MD 1,062 21 Norfolk city, VA 1,042 22 Virginia Beach city, VA 1,015 23 Denver city, CO 1,004 24 Newport News city, VA 978 25 Kansas City city, MO 947 26 Anchorage city, AK 934 27 Hampton city, VA 902 28 Seattle city, WA 888 29 Bellevue city, WA 883 30 Portsmouth city, VA 857 31 Cincinnati city, OH 841 32 Birmingham city, AL 839 33 Worcester city, MA 773 34 Mobile city, AL 721 35 Burbank city, CA 717 36 Pittsburgh city, PA 717 36 Pasadena city, CA 711 38 Santa Clara city, CA 710 39 New Orleans city, LA 709 40 Salt Lake City city, UT 705 41 Dayton city, OH 701 42 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 700 43 Scottsdale city, AZ 699 44 Rochester city, NY 698 45 Columbus city (balance), GA 689 46 Springfield city, MA 682 47 Cleveland city, OH 676 48 Berkeley city, CA 674 49 Akron city, OH 668 50 Torrance city, CA 663 51 Louisville city, KY 659 52 Oakland city, CA 656 53 Detroit city, MI 652 54 Shreveport city, LA 649 55 Huntsville city, AL 641 56 Portland city, OR 638 57 Minneapolis city, MN 633 58 Chicago city, IL 620 59 Lowell city, MA 617 60 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 616 61 Oklahoma City city, OK 615 62 Honolulu CDP, HI 603 63 Fort Collins city, CO 601 64 Atlanta city, GA 601 64 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 599 66 Joliet city, IL 593 67 Knoxville city, TN 583 68 Orlando city, FL 582 69 Beaumont city, TX 576 70 Columbus city, OH 574 71 Newark city, NJ 569 72 Los Angeles city, CA 558 73 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 556 74 Tacoma city, WA 552 75 Jacksonville city, FL 551 76 Sioux Falls city, SD 549 77 Dallas city, TX 543 78 Tulsa city, OK 538 79 Tempe city, AZ 529 80 Westminster city, CO 524 81 Des Moines city, IA 523 82 Miami city, FL 520 83 Toledo city, OH 520 83 Clearwater city, FL 517 85 Montgomery city, AL 513 86 Topeka city, KS 512 87 Aurora city, CO 505 88 Lexington-Fayette, KY 505 88 Carrollton city, TX 503 90 Irving city, TX 502 91 San Jose city, CA 499 92 Fort Worth city, TX 494 93 Houston city, TX 493 94 Tampa city, FL 492 95 Eugene city, OR 486 96 Anaheim city, CA 473 97 Ontario city, CA 472 98 Sunnyvale city, CA 472 98 Lafayette city, LA 472 98 Plano city, TX 466 101 Fontana city, CA 464 102 Irvine city, CA 464 102 Omaha city, NE 461 104 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 460 105 Ann Arbor city, MI 457 106 Kansas City city, KS 456 107 Lansing city, MI 456 107 Sacramento city, CA 454 109 Costa Mesa city, CA 453 110 Paterson city, NJ 453 110 Greensboro city, NC 448 112 Austin city, TX 448 112 Elizabeth city, NJ 446 114 Madison city, WI 441 115 Pomona city, CA 440 116 Hollywood city, FL 432 117 Waco city, TX 431 118 Inglewood city, CA 429 119 Cedar Rapids city, IA 425 120 Salem city, OR 425 120 Long Beach city, CA 422 122 Fremont city, CA 418 123 St. Paul city, MN 418 123 Charlotte city, NC 418 123 Grand Prairie city, TX 416 126 Spokane city, WA 416 126 Savannah city, GA 414 128 Flint city, MI 410 129 Thousand Oaks city, CA 405 130 Overland Park city, KS 405 130 Warren city, MI 403 132 Springfield city, MO 403 132 Mesquite city, TX 403 132 Arvada city, CO 402 135 Pueblo city, CO 400 136 Albuquerque city, NM 400 136 St. Petersburg city, FL 399 138 Winston-Salem city, NC 399 138 Concord city, CA 396 140 Tucson city, AZ 395 141 Hayward city, CA 394 142 Phoenix city, AZ 390 143 San Bernardino city, CA 389 144 Buffalo city, NY 386 145 Glendale city, CA 384 146 Reno city, NV 384 146 Columbia city, SC 384 146 Corona city, CA 382 149 Abilene city, TX 382 149 Raleigh city, NC 381 151 Santa Rosa city, CA 380 152 Grand Rapids city, MI 379 153 Huntington Beach city, CA 375 154 Peoria city, IL 374 155 Memphis city, TN 373 156 San Diego city, CA 370 157 Hialeah city, FL 369 158 McAllen city, TX 369 158 Peoria city, AZ 368 160 Orange city, CA 368 160 Lincoln city, NE 366 162 Palmdale city, CA 360 163 Santa Ana city, CA 357 164 Pasadena city, TX 357 164 Lancaster city, CA 354 166 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 352 167 Cape Coral city, FL 352 167 Pembroke Pines city, FL 351 169 Tallahassee city, FL 350 170 Arlington city, TX 345 171 West Covina city, CA 342 172 Gilbert town, AZ 341 173 Wichita Falls city, TX 340 174 Coral Springs city, FL 327 175 Chula Vista city, CA 325 176 Naperville city, IL 325 176 Green Bay city, WI 325 176 Salinas city, CA 321 179 Corpus Christi city, TX 321 179 Allentown city, PA 320 181 Durham city, NC 319 182 Fullerton city, CA 314 183 Sterling Heights city, MI 314 183 Escondido city, CA 313 185 Colorado Springs city, CO 310 186 Glendale city, AZ 309 187 Evansville city, IN 309 187 Stockton city, CA 308 189 Chandler city, AZ 306 190 Garland city, TX 305 191 Boise City city, ID 302 192 El Paso city, TX 302 192 Vancouver city, WA 300 194 Riverside city, CA 299 195 Bakersfield city, CA 295 196 Erie city, PA 292 197 Amarillo city, TX 292 197 Downey city, CA 288 199 Simi Valley city, CA 288 199 El Monte city, CA 287 201 Rockford city, IL 283 202 Jackson city, MS 283 202 San Antonio city, TX 283 202 Milwaukee city, WI 282 205 Modesto city, CA 280 206 Fresno city, CA 278 207 Oxnard city, CA 278 207 West Valley City city, UT 270 209 Lubbock city, TX 266 210 Vallejo city, CA 262 211 Las Vegas city, NV 261 212 Santa Clarita city, CA 254 213 Fayetteville city, NC 252 214 Henderson city, NV 246 215 Garden Grove city, CA 244 216 Wichita city, KS 244 216 Independence city, MO 243 218 Daly City city, CA 238 219 Springfield city, IL 234 220 North Las Vegas city, NV 233 221 Fort Wayne city, IN 226 222 Oceanside city, CA 223 223 Mesa city, AZ 222 224 Provo city, UT 221 225 Laredo city, TX 215 226 Norwalk city, CA 211 227 Syracuse city, NY 206 228 Moreno Valley city, CA 195 229 Little Rock city, AR 185 230 Brownsville city, TX 175 231 Clarksville city, TN 142 232 Lakewood city, CO NA NA Aurora city, IL NA NA Gary city, IN NA NA South Bend city, IN NA NA Livonia city, MI NA NA Jersey City city, NJ NA NA Chattanooga city, TN NA NA NA Not available. /1 Based on resident population estimated as of July 1, 1997. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-7.